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2014 Michigan General Election Primerhttp://rivergrandrapids.com/2014-michigan-general-election-primer/
http://rivergrandrapids.com/2014-michigan-general-election-primer/#commentsSun, 02 Nov 2014 17:01:43 +0000http://rivergrandrapids.com/2014-michigan-general-election-primer/Continue reading…]]>President Barack Obama, former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney, former Florida governor and presidential candidate Jeb Bush and former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have all campaigned this fall in Michigan, but not in their election bids.

They were supporting Michigan candidates for governor and U.S. Senate.

For the first time in what is believed to be Michigan history, there is no primary challenge in the same year for the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate race.

And with the lack of big name candidates at the top of the ticket, there is concern the number of voters heading to the polls will hardly offset the cost of holding the elections.

Despite the significance of the outcome of the primary on Tuesday, fewer than one million voters in Michigan are likely to cast ballots, The Detroit News reported today. That would be even less than the all-time low numbers recorded in August 1990.